Charles anderson



(No Model.)

0. ANDERSON.

PLOW.

No. 375.469. h I Patented De 27, 1887.

U ITED STATES PATENT OEEICE'.

CHARLES ANDERSON, OF SOUTH BEN D, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE SOUTH BEND IRON WVORKS, OF SAME PLACE.

PLOW.

$PECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,469, dated December 27, 1887.

Application filed October 1, 1887.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES ANDERSON, of South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana,have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in plows, the object being to provide a novel skeleton frame that will give rigid support to the mold, landside, and share of a plow, and securely attach these parts to a plow-standard of peculiar construction.

A further objectis to furnish'a light,strong supporting-frame for the mold-board, share, landside, and landside-handle of a plow, and in conjunction with a standard of peculiar form secure these parts together in a manner independent of each other, so as to permit the ready detachment of either piece of the plow without interference'with other portions of the same.

A further object is to construct a plowstandard of metal in such a manner that it will afford an integral pad-bracket at its lower end, upon which the n1old-board, plowshare, and front end of the landside can be rigidly fastened in proper relative-position.

A further object is to providea transverse brace for the plow-handle that will coact with two handle-bracket plates to stiffen and support the plow-handles, and also serve as arear end support forthe plow-beam and afford a means for adjustment of the beam laterally with reference to the plowshare-point.

With these objects in view my invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, that will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a rear perspective view of the plow, showing the several parts connected. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the plow with the skeleton foundation-frame and the lower end of the standard where these parts connect to the mold-board. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detached View of the cross-brace.

The standard A of'the plow consists of a 5 metal bar rectangular in cross-section of its Serial No. 251,237. (N 0 model.)

body and curved edgewise to extend thelower end forwardly a proper distance. The lower end of the standard A is integrally connected to a forwardly-projecting saddle-plate, A, which is made to conform on its top surface to 5 5 the lower front end of the mold-board. Integral with the saddle-plate A the depending flange A is formed, this flange being simply an extension of the standard to permit an attachment to it of the front end of the landside '60 D, a bolt, e, being inserted in a perforation made in these pieces, the nut on the bolt bearing on the inner surface of the'flange A".

The saddleplate A is of sufficient length to give support to the plowshare C, which has its top face properly curved to mate with the mold-board B,the adjacent edges of the moldboard and share jointing neatly. The bolts f f are inserted through holes made for their reception in the saddle-plate A and the contiguous portions of the mold-board and plowshare, to clamp these parts firmly together.

An integral depending flange, 0, formed on the plowshare O abuts with its rear edge against the front edge of the landside D, and as the flange O is also bolted to the flange portion A of the standard A, the abutment of the edges'of the flange G of the plowshare and the landside D (shown in dotted lines at 6, Fig. 1) will render the attachment of these pieces to the flange A rigid, as one piece locks the other from vertical movement.

The skeleton foundation-frame E is of spider form and constructed of any proper metal, preferably cast into form. One of its limbs, F", is adapted to engage the landside-plow handle G and give support to it at its lower end, the handle being boltedin place,as shown in Fig.1.

About at a right angle to the handle-bracket plate F a flat limb, F, is upwardly projected, go to have a close bearing with its adjacent surface upon the inner face of the standard A, and is bolted to the standard.

Near the top edge of the standard A the limb F of skeleton frame F is bent outwardly 5 and downwardly to conform its top surface to the under surface of the mold-board B, upon which the lug F bears, and to which it is attached by a screw-bolt or other suitable method.

Immediately in the rear of the handle-bracket 10o plate F and below this portion of the skeleton frame E, an ear, F, is integrally formed. It is made to bear upon the inner surface of the landside D, to which it is secured by boltconnection.

Between the limb F and ear F a strut-brace, E, is projected outwardly and forwardly, so that its front end, which is flattened and properly curved on its top surface, may have a close bearing on the lower surface of the adjacent portions of the mold-board B and plowshare 0, (see Fig. 1,) two bolts, f f being inserted-one in each piece-through the pad end of the the strut-brace E, to secure it and the mold-board and plowshare together, thus affording a rigid support and connection for the outer portions of these pieces B and 0.

Upon the mold-board B, at a point opposite to the landside-handle G, a handle-bracket, B, is attached to the inner surface of said mold board, which bracket is upwardly and rearwardly extended to permit the plow-handle H to be secured to it.

The relative position of the handle-bracket plates B F is such as to give a suitable upward inclination and divergence of the handles H G, which are preferably made of wood, of the ordinary approved form of construction.

The top end of the standard A is provided with a flange, a, which is extended beyond the edges and sides of the standard to afford a supporting-base for the plow-beam J. The flange a is rigidly secured to the standard, or is made integral with it, and has short transverse slots S S made through its body, to afford a means of securing the plow-beam J in place upon the standard A by the insertion of bolts 1) through the flange and beam, as

. shown.

Between the handles G H, ata suitable point, the cross-brace I is located. This brace is preferably made of metal cast into form, and is curved from its point of attachment to the handle H upwardly and across to meet the other handle, G, upon which it is bolted. The end (Z of the brace I terminates in a pad having a level bearing upon the inner surface of the handle H, and the other end of the brace is provided with a lug, c, which projects at a right angle to the rear face of the brace at a proper point to have a close bearing upon the inner face of the handle G, to which said lug is bolted. There are slots 2' made in the top wall of the brace I, to permit a bolt, m, which passes downwardly through the rear end of the plow-beam J, to be inserted through the slot, and thus clamp the beam to the brace.

By the provision of the slot 1' in the brace I and the transverse slots S S in the flange a of the standard A the beam J may be adjusted laterally to change the front end of the beam in position relatively to that of theplowsharepoint to give more or less land to the plow when in use.

It is evident from the construction of parts herein shown and described that the light skeleton foundation-frame E, as constructed and combined with the standard A and its saddle'flangcd front end, A A", will afford a rigid and secure support for the mold-board B, plowshare C, and landside D, as well as the plow-handle G, and that either of these attached parts may be disconnected without interference with the connection of the other named pieces; and it is further apparent that the provision of the transverse brace I, which is secured upon and between thehandles G H, will stably support the handles, as well as the rear end of the plow-beam J, and allow the beam to be adjusted laterally, as may be required. I

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a plow, the combination, with a curved standard and a saddle-plate formed on the lower end thereof and provided with a depending flange, of a mold-board secured to the standard and saddle-plate, a share secured to the saddle-plate and flange, a landside secured to the flange, and a suitable frame socured to the standard and bracing the moldboard, share, and landside, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a standard having a saddle-plate and flange,a mold-board secured to said saddle-plate, a landside secured to said flange, and a share secured to the plate and flange, of a skeleton frame attached to the standard, mold-board, landside, and landsidehandle, a brace secured to the handles, and a beam adjustably secured to the standard and to the brace, substantially as set forth.

3. In a plow, the combination, with a skeleton frame adapted to support the mold-board,

plowshare, landside, and landside-handle of a plow, of a mold-board, plowshare, landside, landside-handle, and astandard that assists to support and hold in proper relative position the mold-board, plowshare, landside, and handle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES ANDERSON.

Vi tnesses:

F. O. NIrroLi), M. M. MATtrHEws. 

